Small & Simple Things!

Why is it that we sometimes struggle with doing the "small and simple" things that we have been asked to in the gospel? The reason that I'm saying this is because, we were reading on Friday an article in the Ensign, Clayn & I, from Elder Maynes of the seventy on ways to strengthen our families in the last days. He made it a point to say that these truly are "small & simple" things that will help strengthen & sustain your kids & family as a whole in these trying times that we are living in. And truly, the ones that he spoke of were the most basic principles of the gospel : Prayer, Scripture Study, and Family Home Evening. Honestly how much more simple can they be? These are things that we are taught & that we teach our children as early as 3 years old, and for some odd reason at my 30 something age, I still need to be reminded of these things. So, I'm truly going to be better! I want to! My Heavenly Father needs me to! Not only for my family, but I know that I've truly been slacking & I need to be able to have the sweet & profound feeling I get when I immerse myself in a scripture "feast."

Or when I am truly pouring my heart out to my Father in Heaven, and I think that more than anything that I want my children to learn to recognize that feeling of the Holy Ghost early on in their life. I know it's so very important I truly do! I get thinking back on my mission days, when we truly studied the scriptures & would go & teach our amazing investigators about the plan that our loving Heavenly Father has for us. We truly are so very blessed! My heart is so very full right now & I know that it's because, these things are true & that I need to be better with doing them &* sharing the gospel with those around me. Because I have been so blessed with parents that taught me this at a young age. How thankful I am for loving parents that always wanted the very best for me, that showed by example how the gospel is lived & to be embraced! Thank you, Mom & Dad! I just hope that I can be better with my children, because they truly are children of God, sent here on loan for us to teach & prepare them for the times that we have ahead! What a tremendous responsibility! I am so Thankful!

I want to share with you this little video & I know that I have posted about it a while ago. However, every time I watch it, my heart feels like its going to burst. I love it, enjoy!